Website review: The Brown Daily Herald
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Patrons, please note:
"While it does engage adult situations and the use of adult language,
in this production of HAIR there will be no nudity on stage."
Phew, that's a relief
Still, at least the reviewer took the message of this musical
seriously when it was revived at Brown late last year.
Listen up, kids.
From the page:
No, these are not vignettes from an anti-war rally on campus, but they are scenes from the engaging revival of the musical "Hair," directed by Christopher Bayes, clinical professor of theatre, speech and dance. The show opened before an appreciative audience last night in Stuart Theater.
Bayes wisely does not let political messages overshadow the visceral excitement of the play, written by Jerome Ragni and James Rado. Above all, the production is an affectionate love song for the late 1960s. It is a psychedelic musical that exuberantly explores issues of race, war, love and violence through the on-stage revelry of an excellent ensemble cast.
Each of the cast members plays a role that exemplifies different character types of the period. There is the über-hippie Berger (Ethan Philbrick '08), the student-activist Sheila (Nora Blackall '07), the African-American Hud (Gil Davis '06), the hippie-chick Crissy (Zoe Chao '08) and the pregnant Jeanie (Farra Ungar '06). Daniel Sobol '09 is particularly humorous in his portrayal of the ambiguously gay, Mick Jagger-loving character Woof.
Given the strong presence of these archetypes, it is surprising Bayes rejects the notion that "Hair" is a period piece. "'Hair' is an amazing opportunity to remind the Brown community that there are important things and valuable things to be defended," he said.
Though the original play featured provocative nudity, Bayes has chosen to keep his actors clad. He did so, he said, because he did not want nudity to detract from the twin themes of peace and freedom that unify the otherwise-scant plot structure.
PS My Stumble friend John was in the original!!!
No prizes for guessing why we called him "Ginger Nuts".
